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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2006

Wild Card -- 4/24/06

I'm flirting with the idea of developing some blog rules that'll diminish the personal attacks that seem to be haunting HBO in recent weeks. Something along the lines of a 10C's for Huckleberries. One commandment for sure would be: Thou shalt not cut-and-paste a windy…

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Top Cutlines -- 4/24/06

A man who would only identify himself as a hitchhiker from New York sits on a street corner, Saturday in the Georgetown section of Washington. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Top Cutlines:1. Tomorrow's sign: "Please help me. My life's the Pitts'" --…

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Mailbag: Whattabout Adamson?

Dan of the County: I'm wondering if you know any of the "story" on Dan Adamson who is running for Govn'r on the Rep ticket. On Saturday evening I saw one of his TV ads (as in $$$) and this morning coming into the courthouse…

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For Those Keeping Score At Home ...

... I paid the highest ever for a gallon of regular gas during my quick trip to Portland and back during a vacation last week: $2.99.9 at the King City station, just north of the Tri-Cities, on Friday. Anyone beat that price recently?

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 4/24/06

Fans cheer from shore as Washington State's Varsity Eight rowing team, top, takes the lead just over 1500 meteres into a 2000 meter race against Stanford Saturdayat the Snake River's Wawawai Landing/Joe Barrentine, Spokesman-Review.1. David Horsey/Seattle PI looks at Karl Rove's new role here.2. The…

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Haunted: Ghosts Roam CDA, Farragut

Did you know that North Idaho has several places that have made online haunted lists. In a Huckleberries Past about a Montana high schooler who checks out the paranormal, I mentioned that Senior Froggy's on Sherman Avenue was haunted. Seems a construction worker lost his…

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Huckleberries Becomes Part of Mitchell-Amaro Dust-Up

"(Rami) Amaro said she has been the subject of threats and personal attacks that she describes as 'atrocious, underhanded and juvenile.'"She said she contacted the prosecutor's office out of concern for her children after reading a comment a reader posted on a Spokesman-Review blog, Huckleberries…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- Entertainers & Politics

Issue: 'Back to the Future' co-star: Impeach Bush: Red Hot Chili Pepper 'Flea' also prays against Iran invasion/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of political comments made by entertainers? 1. Being famous means their opinions are indeed more important than the average citizen 2. This is…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.